Klippan Safety is Europe’s leading developer and manufacturer of complete bed and cargo storage systems with integrated occupant restraint systems for truck cabs. The production of truck interior systems is supplemented by development and production of cargo solutions, safety nets and seat belts for light commercial vehicles. As CEO of Klippan Safety, my commitment is to drive sustainable and profitable growth. The development of our business, the distinction of our brand, and our competitive edge in the market are anchored in four fundamental pillars:Customer FocusCreate a company culture that is dedicated to enhancing customer satisfaction and fostering strong, lasting relationships with our customers. Encouraging employees to prioritize customer satisfaction in their daily work and decision-making processes. InnovationBuild innovation capabilities to be able to systematically deliver groundbreaking products in time, to the right quality and cost. People Create a supportive and empowering environment that leads to higher levels of engagement, satisfaction, and success among the employees. Emphasize the importance of continuous learning and growth.Cost EfficiencyStreamline the operations to maximize resource utilization, ensuring that we deliver top-quality products while maintaining financial health and competitiveness.These core values guide my leadership approach and are fundamental of Klippan Safety’s achievements in delivering the vision of being the most widely recognized, preferred system supplier of products and solutions that enable OEMs to guarantee outstanding personal safety and comfort for drivers and occupants.

In my role as Head of Product Unit Digital Solutions and Technology Platforms within the Business Segment Industrial at ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, I played a pivotal role in the BSI management team. Reporting directly to the Head of BSI, I was a key contributor to strategic decision-making and instrumental in driving the digital transformation of the segment. My responsibilities encompassed product development, product launches and marketing and communication activities to grow the Digital Solution Product Unit. I managed the product portfolio, sales process and pricing in close dialogue with customers, sales regions and supply chain. I had a dedicated P&L responsibility and I was accountable for accelerated profitable growth.As a leader of the Technology Platform Department, I initiated and directed efforts to drive complexity reduction across the different product units to improve efficiency, utilize synergies and shorten the time to market for new innovative products and solutions.

At Assa Abloy Entrance Systems (AAES) I had the position as R&D Director, Business Segment Industrial (BSI).  In this role I was accountable for the co-ordination of R&D organisations in Italy, Belgium and North America, besides being direct responsible for the Business Area (BA) IDS. In total the BSI R&D organisation, consist of roughly 150 people.Due to several acquisitions over the years the R&D organisation was fragmented and the critical mass of resources, competences and capabilities do not exist. To drive innovation in an efficient way it is key to use common product platforms. Likewise, it is important to retain and recruit critical competences. In order to establish this a consolidation and restructuring program across the European R&D sites was initiated. In addition to this I have been driving a culture change towards a more software based, agile and user centered organisation to be able further grow the IoT initiative within AAES. Moreover, I have gained a great technical understanding about AAES offerings, capabilities and potential that will be key to define future Digital Solutions. The launch of the IoT solution to customers have increased my understanding of their needs, the market and the competitive environment. Likewise, the launch via the internal sales organisations have improved my understanding of what obstacles that have to be overcome to extensively increase sales of Digital Solutions.

At Assa Abloy Entrance Systems I had the position as R&D Director for the Business Area Industrial Door Solutions (IDS) (Sales 8 Billion SEK). I was a member of the IDS management team and reported to the president of IDS. I was responsible for a global product development organisation with roughly 110 people in the field of mechanics, electronics and software. The main R&D sites were located in Sweden, Netherlands, Germany and Romania. Since product development is a cross-functional discipline consisting of people from sales, marketing, R&D, sourcing, quality and production it is key to get these people aligned to improve the product development performance. To lead all these people in a decentralized multi-culture organisation I put a lot of effort into the strategy work and to develop empowered, committed and autonomous teams. This extensive work already paid off after a few months and the product development organisations become more trustful, reliable and committed to deliver on the agreed strategy, initiatives and actions. I led the strategy work through the product managers, commercial directors and business unit managers. In a short time frame, I manage to take a huge step on the journey to become a world class product development organization.More specifically I was responsible for the Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platform within Assa Abloy Entrance Systems that will be used to build an ecosystem of connected products and services for improved flow of people, goods and business. Likewise, the platform will enable new business models, improve the efficiency of the service organisation (predictive maintenance) and be a catalyst for growth.

Establish, update and drive the group’s innovation and product development strategies forward in order to improve people’s well-being.Three main responsibilities:1. Improve efficiency by developing Inwido´s innovation system. Time to market is key in a fast moving world!2. Reduce complexity and find synergies across the entire Inwido group by focusing on product platforms. Inwido consist of roughly 25 different brands. 3. Develop Inwido's future connected windows and doors for the smart home. In 2020 50% of Inwido´s products will be connected to their IoT platform.

The Research, Development and Engineering (R,D&E) department for Klippan Safety AB was managed. Main responsibility was to develop the product development process to secure that innovations and new / existing products with corresponding assembly lines were developed as efficient as possible. By developing and recruiting highly talented engineers, implementing world-class development tools and establishing agile and lean processes project targets for cost, time and quality were achieved. Involvement in the sales and marketing process implied remarkably increased revenue and growth for the organization.

Thesis Work: Optimization of the sound pressure level in vehicles.